(n) (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law, Example:any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed

derogative

(adj) expressive of low opinion, Syn. disparaging, derogatory, Example:derogatory comments; disparaging remarks about the new house

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Derogate

v. i. 1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do not derogate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line? Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derogate

n. [ L. derogatus, p. p. ] Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derogate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Derogated p. pr. & vb. n. Derogating ] [ L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to derogate; de- + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law. See Rogation. ] 1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law. [ 1913 Webster ]

By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derogately

adv. In a derogatory manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derogation

n. [ L. derogatio: cf. F. dérogation. ] 1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hope it is no derogation to the Christian religion. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derogative

a. Derogatory. -- De*rog"a*tive*ly, adv. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Syn. -- belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory. [1913 Webster]

Derogator

n. [ L. ] A detractor. [ 1913 Webster ]

derogatorily

adv. In a derogatory manner; disparagingly. Aubrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

derogatoriness

n. Quality of being derogatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

derogatory

a. Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing a low opinion; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from, to, or unto.
Syn. -- belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

His language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their other. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Derogatory clause in a testament (Law), a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by suggestion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

贬义

[贬义 / 貶義, biǎn yì] derogatory sense #50417

贬词

[贬词 / 貶詞, biǎn cí] derogatory term; expression of censure #212332

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

等

[ら, ra] (suf) (1) pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar); and others; et alios; and the like; and followers; (2) (See あちら, いくら) or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.); (3) (See 清ら) (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix #221

小

[しょう, shou] (pref) (1) (See 小皿) small; little; slight; (2) (See 小半日, 弱・じゃく・2) slightly less than; just about; (3) (See こざっぱり) somewhat; somehow; (4) (See 小役人) minor (sometimes derogatory); petty #659

公

[こう, kou] (n, suf) (1) public matter; governmental matter; (2) prince; duke; (n, n-suf) (3) lord; sir; (n-suf) (4) familiar or derogatory suffix (after a name, etc.) #800

いけ;いっけ

[ike ; ikke] (pref) (See いけ好かない) prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective #1842

なんか

[nanka] (exp, suf) things like ...; or something like that ... (often derogatory); (P) #6817

奴

[やつ(P);しゃつ(ok), yatsu (P); shatsu (ok)] (suf) (1) (uk) derogatory suffix (referring to others) (e.g. "damn; damned fool"); (2) humble suffix (referring to oneself) #6984

奴

[やつ(P);しゃつ(ok), yatsu (P); shatsu (ok)] (pn, adj-no) (1) (やつ only) (uk) (derog) fellow; guy; chap; (2) (やつ only) (col) thing; object; (3) (derogatory or familiar) he; she; him; her; (P) #6984

ダ埼玉

[ださいたま(uK);ダサイタマ, dasaitama (uK); dasaitama] (n) (uk) (col) (sl) (See ださい) derogatory reference to Saitama Prefecture (from dasai and Saitama)

我主;和主;吾主

[わぬし, wanushi] (n) (arch) you (familiar or derogatory)

我僧;和僧

[わそう, wasou] (n) (arch) (vocative) monk (familiar or derogatory)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

derogatorisch; derogativ; (ein Gesetz) teilweise aufhebend

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